Research Committees

Past Boards

Board 1975 - 1978

Provisional Chairperson	Ovidiu BADINA, Rumania

Board 1978 - 1982

President	Ovidiu BADINA, Rumania
Vice-Presidents	Jerold M. STARR, USA Bagher SAROUKHANI, Iran
Secretary	Vyacheslav V. BOVKUN, USSR
Editorial Board	Jerold M. STARR, USA Jules DUCHASTEL, Canada Rudolf MAYER, FRG Peter MITEV, Bulgaria David MARSLAND, United Kingdom Bagher SAROUKHANI, Rumania Vladimir SISONAVY, Rumania

Board 1982 - 1986

President	Peter MITEV, Bulgaria
Regional Vice-Presidents	USSR	P. LYSOVSKY, USSR
	Eastern Europe	Ivan VELEV, Bulgaria
	Western Europe	Bianca BECALLI, Italy
	USA	Jerold M. STARR, USA
	Latin America	Ignacio ZAMORRON, Mexico
	Africa	K. ASSAR, Algeria
	Asia	Yedla SIMHADRI, India
Members	Victor HANBY, Ireland Richard BRAUNGART, USA Sybille HÜBNER-FUNK, FRG
Newsletter Editor	Rudolf MAYER, FRG
Secretary	Peter C. HEXEL, Austria
Treasurer	Jürgen HARTMANN, Sweden

Board 1986 - 1990

President & Delegate RC	Jürgen HARTMANN, Sweden
Vice-Presidents	Asia	Yedla SIMHADRI, India
	Eastern Europe	Walter FRIEDERICH, GDR
	Western Europe	Sybille HUBNER-FUNK, FRG
	Latin America	Cecilia BRASLAVSKY, Argentina
	USA	Richard BRAUNGART, USA
	Africa	Ahmed ABDALLAH, Egypt
	USSR	Vladimir SHUBKIN, USSR
Board-at-large	Don ANDERSSON, Australia Jenö ANDICS, Hungary
Organizational Secretary & Alternate RC	Michael STEFANOV, Bulgaria
Treasurer	Peter C. HEXEL, Austria
Newsletter Editor	Rudolf MAYER, FRG
Coordinator for IYL in Varna	Ivan VELEV, Bulgaria

Board 1990 - 1994

President	Sibylle HUBNER-FUNK, Germany
Vice-Presidents	Arab Countries	Ibrahim OTHMAN, Jordan
	Asia	Jin ZHI-KUN, China
	Eastern Europe	Dalibor HOLDA, Czechoslovakia
	Latin America	Dina KRAUSKOPF, Costa Rica
	North America	Barbara NEWMAN, USA
	Oceania	Don ANDERSON, Australia
	USSR	Igor M. ILYINSKI, USSR
	Western Europe	Britta JONSSON, Sweden
Board-at-large	Gerard MAUGER, France Ola STAFSENG, Norway
Organizational Secretary	Emilia YANAKIEVA, Bulgaria
Treasurer/Coordinator	Sylvia TRNKA, Austria
Newsletter Editor	Ladislav MACHACEK, Czechoslovakia

Board 1994 - 1998

President	Ola STAFSENG, Norway
Organizational Secretary	Claire WALLACE, Czech Republic
Newsletter Editor	Ladislav MACHACEK, Slovakia
Vice-Presidents	Asia	Su SONGXING, China
	Europe	Lynne CHISHOLM, Germany
	Latin America	Héctor CASTILLO BERTHIER, Mexico
	North America	Meredith WATTS, USA
	Oceania	Bruce WILSON, Australia
	Russia	Igor M. ILYNSKI, Russia replaced in 1996 by Lyudmila KOKLYAGINA-NURSE Russia
Treasurer/Coordinator	Sylvia TRNKA, Austria
Board-at-large	Manuela de BOIS-REYMOND, Netherlands Britta JONSSON, Sweden

Board 1998 - 2002

President	Lynne CHISHOLM, Germany
Organizational Secretary	Claire WALLACE, Austria
Vice-Presidents	Africa	David EVERATT, South Africa
	Asia	Songxing SU, China
	Europe	Jürgen HARTMANN, Sweden
	North America	Gunilla HOLM, USA
	Oceania	Johanna WYN, Australia
	Russia	Lyudmila KOKLYAGINA-NURSE Russia
Treasurer	Ladislav MACHACEK, Slovakia
Board-at-large	Madeleine GAUTHIER, Canada Siyka KOVACHEVA, Bulgaria
IBYR Newsletter Editor	Helena HELVE, Finland

Board 2002 - 2006

President	Helena HELVE Finland
Vice-Presidents	Africa, Near East and Middle East	David EVERATT, South Africa
	Asia, including Japan & China	Vinod CHANDRA, India Ngan Pun NGAI, China
	Australia, New Zealand & Oceania	Johanna WYN, Australia
	Europe, including Russian Federation & Confederation of Independ. States	Henk VINKEN, Netherlands Carles FEIXA, Spain
Secretary	Howard WILLIAMSON, UK
Treasurer	Reingard SPANNRING, Austria
IBYR Newsletter Editor	James COTE, Canada

Board 2006 - 2010

President	Ngan-Pun NGAI, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Vice-Presidents	Vinod CHANDRA (Asia, including China & Japan) James COTE (North America) Tom DWYER (Central and South America) Carles FEIXA (Europe, including Russian Federation) Carmen LECCARDI (Europe, including Russian Federation) Charles UKEJE (Africa, including Near East & Middle East) Ani WIERENGA (Australia, New Zealand & Oceania)
Organizational Secretary	Howard WILLIAMSON, University of Glamorgan, UK
Treasurer	Natalia WAECHTER, Austrian Inst. Youth Research
Newsletter Editor, IBYR	Clarence BATAN

Board 2010 - 2014

President	James COTE, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Vice-Presidents	Jie SHEN and Tomahiko ASANO (Asia, including China & Japan) Jeylan MORTIMER (North America) Rosa Maria CAMARENA (Central and South America) Maurice DEVLIN (Europe, including Russian Federation) Natalie WAECHTER (Europe, including Russian Federation) David EVERATT (Africa, including Near East & Middle East) Ani WIERENGA (Australia, New Zealand & Oceania)
Organizational Secretary and Treasurer	Howard WILLIAMSON, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Newsletter Editor, IBYR	Clarence BATAN

Board 2014 - 2018

President	Ani WIERENGA, University of Melbourne, Australia
Vice-Presidents	Vinod CHANDRA and Clarence BATAN (Asia, including China & Japan) Jeylan MORTIMER (North America) Rosa Maria CAMARENA (Latin America) Maurice DEVLIN and Natalie WAECHTER (Europe, including Russian Federation) Sharlene SWARTZ (Africa, including Near East & Middle East) Dan WOODMAN (Australia, New Zealand & Oceania)
Organizational Secretary and Treasurer	Howard WILLIAMSON, University of South Wales, United Kingdom,
Newsletter Editor, IBYR	Maurizio MERICO
Past-President	James CÔTÉ, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Board 2018 - 2022. Extended 2023

President	Sharlene SWARTZ, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Deputy President	Ana MIRANDA, FLACSO Argentina, Argentina
Vice-Presidents	*Europe:* Airi-Alina ALLASTE, Tallinn University, Estonia Sarah PICKARD, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3, France Ilaria PITTI, Örebro University, Sweden *Sub-Saharan Africa:* Kiran ODHAV, North West University, South Africa *MENA (Middle East and North Africa):* Ali Akbar TAJMAZINANI, Allameh Tabatabai University, Iran Abeer MUSLEH, Bethlehem University, Palestine *Asia:* Vinod CHANDRA, Lucknow University, India Steven Sek-yum NGAI, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong *Oceania:* Dan WOODMAN, University of Melbourne, Australia *North America:* Sampson BLAIR, SUNY Buffalo, USA *Latin America:* Ada Cora FREYTES FREY, Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda/Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche, Argentina
Organizational Secretary	Howard WILLIAMSON, University of South Wales, United Kingdom
Treasurer	Natalia WAECHTER, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany
Newsletter Coordinator	Maurizio MERICO, University of Salerno, Italy
Past President	Ani WIERENGA, University of Melbourne, Australia

Program Coordinators for XX ISA World Congress 2023 were:
Ada Cora FREYTES FREY
Ilaria PITTI
Sharlene SWARTZ
Howard WILLIAMSON